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Jimellow · 02-05-2006, 11:59 AM

Thanks for the replies.

The computer has been in the same location for years, basically since I've gotten it.

On websites with white backgrounds, color bars of gray extend past images, all the way across the screen. IE, Yahoo's banner takes up 1/3 of the screen and is centered.. Gray bars extend horizontally both directions to the screen's edge.

I am pretty willing to accept the fact that my video card is on the fritz. I've played with Color controls with my previous monitor, and almost managed to get the text to be readable, but on this one, text readability isn't a concern. I just see lots of "stacked" tiny vertical bars that move up and down slowly, as if I am witnesses electric current. Text is also hard to read, and is blurry in numerous occasions. Again, I know it isn't the monitor because there are "spots" where the text is clear as hell, and beautiful. This is also the case when the PC is turned off and the monitor is in "Power Save Mode" (w/ message).

Insetad of trying to resolve this, I think I am going to buy a new PC. That might sound dramatic, but this PC is old, and I am not going to spend any money upgrading or repairing it, when I can put that money towards an entirely new system.

That being said, I have a question concerning my new monitor that I bought today. Will my video card's "screwy" performance potentially negatively affect my monitor?

By that I mean, if I were to use my current PC in its current state for three weeks, moving bars, icon burn in/motion blur (where there never were icons), and blury text included, will my monitor suffer long term damage as a result?

I like this monitor a lot, and even though it is under warranty, I would prefer to not risk damaging it as a result of my video card being screwy. As long as there is no risk of long term/extended damage, I will continue to use it until my new PC is ordered and arrives.

Again, thank for the replies. This is a really intriguing and mildly frustrating situation for me, but I think I am due for a new PC anyway, so I guess everything will work out in the long run (hopefully).

02-05-2006, 11:59 AM	#4 (permalink)
Jimellow Junkie	Thanks for the replies. The computer has been in the same location for years, basically since I've gotten it. On websites with white backgrounds, color bars of gray extend past images, all the way across the screen. IE, Yahoo's banner takes up 1/3 of the screen and is centered.. Gray bars extend horizontally both directions to the screen's edge. I am pretty willing to accept the fact that my video card is on the fritz. I've played with Color controls with my previous monitor, and almost managed to get the text to be readable, but on this one, text readability isn't a concern. I just see lots of "stacked" tiny vertical bars that move up and down slowly, as if I am witnesses electric current. Text is also hard to read, and is blurry in numerous occasions. Again, I know it isn't the monitor because there are "spots" where the text is clear as hell, and beautiful. This is also the case when the PC is turned off and the monitor is in "Power Save Mode" (w/ message). Insetad of trying to resolve this, I think I am going to buy a new PC. That might sound dramatic, but this PC is old, and I am not going to spend any money upgrading or repairing it, when I can put that money towards an entirely new system. That being said, I have a question concerning my new monitor that I bought today. Will my video card's "screwy" performance potentially negatively affect my monitor? By that I mean, if I were to use my current PC in its current state for three weeks, moving bars, icon burn in/motion blur (where there never were icons), and blury text included, will my monitor suffer long term damage as a result? I like this monitor a lot, and even though it is under warranty, I would prefer to not risk damaging it as a result of my video card being screwy. As long as there is no risk of long term/extended damage, I will continue to use it until my new PC is ordered and arrives. Again, thank for the replies. This is a really intriguing and mildly frustrating situation for me, but I think I am due for a new PC anyway, so I guess everything will work out in the long run (hopefully). __________________ Desperation is no excuse for lowering one's standards.